My friend Picasso (Bill) Gaglione sent me the above poster by mail inviting me to participate in the exhibition and I, in turn, am inviting you to participate.
Send mail art to the below address ASAP to arrive by May 1, 2026.
TO: ELIZABETH JOBIN
MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE ET CONTEMPORAIN (MAMCO)
13, RUE DES GRANGES
1204 GENÈVE, SWITZERLAND
Your work will be exhibited with all of the other mail art at the show and then become part of the collection of the MAMCO. Then you can add this group show to your exhibitions list for 2026 and to your collections list.
This call is an initiative of Picasso Gaglione for the exhibit. I strongly encourage you to participate.
QuickKopy Conceptualism: Bay Area Dada to Bay Area Punk
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Geneva
From the webpage:
”What goes into the making of an exhibition? This question is the focus of the seminar that will start in the fall of 2025, organized by MAMCO and held at HEAD – Genève (the Geneva University of Art and Design). A full academic year of collaborative work between the museum’s team, the students and guest researcher Branden W. Joseph will culminate in a public exhibition based on the Ecart Archives—the legacy of the 1970s Geneva-based artist collective of the same name.
The Ecart Archives reveal the Mail Art networks that existed outside institutional circles, linking alternative scenes in the Western world. One such example is the Bay Area Dadaists—an array of artists from San Francisco who were inspired by the Dadaist spirit of contestation and fascination for absurdity. The fanzines, collages, and performances created by figures such as Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione and Monte Cazazza found resonance in other scenes—in Canada (Image Bank, General Idea) and the United Kingdom (Cosey Fanni Tutti, Genesis P-Orridge)—and laid the early foundations for a nascent American punk scene. Through printed documents, videos, and audio recordings, the exhibition will piece together a previously untold story: that of artists claiming their right to be insolent and questioning meaning, gender, authority, and institutions.
With works by: John M Armleder, Audio Players, Anna Banana, Mindaugis Bagdon, Beauty Killers, Byron Black, Steve Caravello, Monte Cazazza, Charles Chickadel, Buster Cleveland, Bruce Conner, Dead Kennedys, Ecart, Irene Dogmatic, Janet Fries, Bill Gaglione, General Idea, Stu Horn (Northwest Mounted Valise), Ron Illardo, Ray Johnson, Glenn Lewis, Tim Mancusi, John Mitchell, Michael Morris, Poly Esther Nations, B Orealis, Genesis P-Orridge, Gregg Puchalski, Lisa Redlicks, The Residents, Winston Smith, Rick Soloway, SST, Patricia Tavenner, Throbbing Gristle, Vincent Trasov, Cosey Fanni Tutti, V Vale, May Wilson, and Graeme Whifler (and performance footage of the Avengers, Dils, Mutants, Sleepers, et UXA)
With the participation by HEAD’s students: Matteo Angelé, Cambier Anna, Aurora Avasilcai, Eli Bougeard, Steffie Chau, Nour Chraïbi, Rania Doudech, Milla Faivre, Amadeus Kapp, Lucie Landolt, Hugo Lemahieu, Clara Locherer, Luis Lopes Patrao, Mathilde Plé, Lou Pouwels Arts, Julie Richard, Noémy Rubio Meau, Téo Seven.”
The exhibition is curated by Branden W. Joseph (Frank Gallipoli Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Columbia University, New York), Elisabeth Jobin (curator at MAMCO) and HEAD – Genève students.
Thank you! 📫🫀